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Citi’s Fed contingency plan

07/15/19

The company could rein in deposit costs, cut operational expenses and buy back more shares in anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate reduction. Other banks — especially big ones — could do the same.

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Facebook's crypto plans are 'a national security issue,' Mnuchin says

07/15/19

The Treasury secretary said the U.S. government has significant concerns about digital currencies, including their potential as tools for money launderers.

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Latest New York de novo will court middle-market firms

07/15/19

Piermont Bank, set to open this week, will be the city's second new bank this year.

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Carolina Financial makes bigger inland push with latest bank purchase

07/15/19

The company, based in Charleston, S.C., will by Carolina Trust in western North Carolina for $100 million.

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Facebook won’t launch crypto service until regulators satisfied, exec says

07/15/19

David Marcus, who oversees Facebook’s digital wallet, plans to tell Congress that the company will roll out Libra only after it has "received appropriate approvals.”

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Payments fraud: Mitigating your risks

07/15/19

As the shift to digital and mobile platforms gains momentum, payment fraud losses continue to be a significant problem for financial institutions. Are you mitigating your risks?

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Seven trends in payment processing

07/15/19

The U.S. payment system is at a critical juncture as advancements in computing speed and an influx of new payment solutions, and providers, reshape the global payment processing landscape. Here's what you need to know.

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Inside Citi's plan to combat business payments fraud with AI

07/15/19

The bank is taking a concept that has worked for years in the credit card world — artificial-intelligence-based fraud detection — and applying it to corporate customers' transactions.

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House Democrats seek to bar tech firms from operating like banks

07/15/19

Lawmakers circulated a bill just ahead of hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency that would prohibit companies with over $25 billion in annual revenue from launching a digital financial asset.

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State regulators are critical to fintech oversight

07/15/19

The argument that only the federal government is up to the task is misguided.

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